Knee-protector.



UNITED ST TES I Patented May 5, 1903.

MARTHA M. WHITE, OF CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARRIET HIHN, OF CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA.

KN EE-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 727,243, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed January 14,1903. Serial No. 139,060. (No model.)

To (tZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTHA M. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Campbell, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knee-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to nether garments, and is directed to improvements in knee-protectors designed more particularly for use in connection with overalls.

The nature of the improvement will be readily comprehended, reference being had to the following detailed description and to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of an overalls equipped with knee-protectors embodying the invention. tion of the knee-protector. cal sectional view 9n line 3 of Fig. 2. is a perspective view of the pad,

Referring to the drawings by letter, A A denote overall-legs to the outer side .at each knee portion of which is secured, preferably by stitching, a pocket B of the material of the overalls or other suitable material, the back g the pocket being the overalls, as shown in C is a flap at the pocket-opening, said flap being stitched at its upper edge, and in its Fig. 2 is an enlarged front eleva- Fig. 3 is a verti- Fig. 4

against injury.

While the wearer is engaged in work which 7 does not require a kneeling position, the pads may be removed, and the pockets may serve as receptacles for tools, nails, and the like.

I claim as my invention 3 A knee-protector for a nether garment consisting of a pocket secured to the garment at the knee portionjthereof said pocket having'an open upper end, a pocket-closing flap secured to the garment at the upper open end of the pocket, means for fastening the fiap in its closing position, and a pad consisting of a cover closed at all sides and containinga filling, said pad adapted for removable insertion in said pocket and to be retained bysaid flap.

In testimony whereof-I affix my'signature in presence of two Witnesses.

MARTHA M. WHITE.

. Witnesses: OLEM R. AaoUEs,

A. 0. Ross. 

